NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Listen to pronunciation. (sel DIH-feh-REN-shee-AY-shun) The process during which young, immature (unspecialized) cells take on individual characteristics and reach their mature (specialized) form and function.

Detailed explanation-2: -The process of hematopoiesis involves the differentiation of multipotent cells into blood and immune cells. The multipotent hematopoietic stem cells give rise to many different cell types, including the cells of the immune system and red blood cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cell specialization, also known as cell differentiation, is the process through which “generic” or “common” cells transform into specialized cells with defined tasks. Generic embryonic cells differentiate into specialized cells through cell differentiation.

Detailed explanation-4: -A cell that can differentiate into all cell types of the adult organism is known as pluripotent. Such cells are called meristematic cells in higher plants and embryonic stem cells in animals, though some groups report the presence of adult pluripotent cells.